F-86 Sabre "Jolley Roger" EPO Jet ARF

The other two reviews of this aircraft are poor, so I thought is was necessary to present a different perspective. After purchasing and flying the Mig for about a month, I decided to buy the Jolley Roger. The Mig has been a very nice plane for the money, and with the exception of two small launch mishaps when I first started flying the Mig, I have had zero issues launching and flying with the stock battery and power system. I now have about a dozen flights in on that plane and enjoy it every time.

When the F-86 arrived, I was immediately impressed with the quality of the aircraft, which was similar to the Mig. The assembly was straight forward and only took me about an hour and 30 minutes. All of my servos worked fine, and the plane balanced out perfectly with the battery all the way forward.

I to the plane out for the maiden flight, and she launched easily with an underhanded toss (which is exactly how I launch the Mig). I did have to put in about 5 clicks of up elevator on my DX6i, but after that, she flew virtually hands-off for 3 1/2 minutes. I could actually have flown longer, but on initial flights, I never like to push it. As far as performance is concerned, she is not the fastest EDF that I have (my Tigershark is MUCH faster), but that does not mean that she is slow, either. What I will say is that this plane flies in a very scale manner for an F-86, which is fine with me! As for landings, the plane glides predictably and landing only requires a small flare right at the end.

I now have a few additional flights in, and all have been very enjoyable. I personally have not experienced any of the servo issues that others have mentioned, and in my opinion, the power system is well matched to the plane. Sure, you can make it faster, and the beauty is that this is easy to do. However, for the money this plane is a great value and I will probably buy the Skyblazers version as well when it is back in stock.

This is my first jet and I love it. it flies great. I have around twenty flights on it. the jet flies smooth and steady, nice rolls and loops. One thing to check is to make sure you set the cg icorrect. if the jet is nose heavy it will dig a hole on launch. other than that pretend you are in the Korean war and chasing some migs. You will have a ball. use the recommended battery for the jet. I get around 4 minutes of full out flight. I tried to use a larger battery, 1800ma, but the weight was just too much. one thing i will note is to strenghten the mounting plywood board inside the plane. one nose in and the board becomes dislodged. i used some 5 minute epoxy to strenghten up the joints. It is really a great bang for your buck.

Yeppers two stars.
Only because it looks good.

And here's why...

Maiden flight (after a through pre-flight) ... about 30 seconds in... the elevator stops responding to "climb" commands. Plane noses in after, blowing apart the front of the airframe.
Repair... repair... replace elevator servo, triple check the aileron servos while I'm there.

Second flight... Wow!!! Flies great, I need to dial down the elevator throw. Fly out the rest of the battery with a grin and a perfect landing on thick grass.

Third flight... two minutes in... the right aileron intermittently hangs in various positions. Spirals into the field, total loss of the air frame.

Should I have replaced ALL three servos after the failure of the first? Yes. Oh well. Will I spend $90 on the replacement airframe... hmmm, perhaps.

Eric

Hello,
This is the first F-86 Sabre "Jolley Roger" EPO Jet ARF that I purchased, I purchase a couple of the Mig-15 models, well as for as I am concern the Mig-15 has much better quality than this F-86 Sabre "Jolley Roger" EPO Jet ARF, I would not at this time recommend this jet to anyone, it had 2 bad servos and does not have the added strength on the nose and the bottom as the Mig-15, I believes that HL will make it right, they have not let me down yet, I will let you know..